Travel Clinic: How best to do the Garden Route

The Shahs of London are heading to South Africa and Cape Town and want advice on how to 'do' the Garden Route

Karoo desert National Botanical Garden, Worcester, Western Cape (Handout)
We are a family of three adults wishing to travel to South Africa in early
February 2009. We’d like to do the Garden Route, Cape Town, and a perhaps
the Kruger park, and our budget is about £2,500 per person. Can you suggest
a company we should contact?The Shah family, London

The Rand still great value - despite the pounds plummet against the Euro and
Dollar – so you are in luck. In fact, your budget could buy you a smashing
16-day trip covering all of your wish list.

One thing though, for the safari park, I’d suggest one on the Eastern Cape
instead. Many people try to squeeze the Kruger into a two-week trip, but it
would burst your budget and mean a lot more travelling - and the February
vegetation is pretty dense up there, making the animals trickier to spot.
Don’t worry though, the Eastern Cape is still big